"It's That Time Again" December 30, 2022
-
haydendog
- Posts: 171
- Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:54 pm
- Location: Tennessee
Ashore! Very glad to be there. Wising all muggles a great end to this holiday season!
-
DrTom
- Posts: 4926
- Joined: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:46 pm
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
Well, that was fun. I submitted so I'll claim shore. Of course I did that last week with HO and find that I was HOsed. I missed the step 2 of taking the first letters of the HO "additives" which spelled LISTS (Santa makes a A LIST that he dutifully checks twice to determine the extent of naughtiness or niceness and says HO HO HO all the while darn it.)
Anyway I believe I can confidently claim a solve here. Now I'll wait for the embarrassment that is sure to accompany the MGWCC which, though he promises to be gentler with, will no doubt challenge all my abilities from A to Z.
Happy New Year's my Muggle Mates
Anyway I believe I can confidently claim a solve here. Now I'll wait for the embarrassment that is sure to accompany the MGWCC which, though he promises to be gentler with, will no doubt challenge all my abilities from A to Z.
Happy New Year's my Muggle Mates
Last edited by DrTom on Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
-
MajordomoTom
- Posts: 1488
- Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:09 am
- Location: St. Louis, MO
not sure what this "other answer" could possibly be, t'aint right t'aint fair t'aint fit t'aint proper
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
-
TeamDoubleTow
- Posts: 496
- Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:58 pm
Alex's work all the way again to bring us to shore 
. For those of you struggling... he needed a night to see the light.
Wishing you all a great start to 2023!
. For those of you struggling... he needed a night to see the light.Wishing you all a great start to 2023!
Team DoubleTow=Ali (who posts here) & Alex
with occasional assistance from son
with occasional assistance from son
-
MatthewL
- Posts: 1132
- Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:57 am
- Location: Atlanta, GA
Struggled with this one longer than I should have. But, happy to say I'm finally ashore. A bottle of your finest champagne, Cabana Boy!
Matthew
-
MaineMarge
- Posts: 1823
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:57 pm
Nice one Matt!
Made it ASHORE for the final time in 2022.
Hoping for many more such landings for us all in 2023
Louie the goose and my own version of the crossword rabbit on the shore in May
Made it ASHORE for the final time in 2022.
Hoping for many more such landings for us all in 2023
-
Bob cruise director
- Cruise Director
- Posts: 5024
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
- Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA
Good Friday morning muggles. A lot of traffic getting muggles to shore with more to come. We have 135 on the shore and 3 on the ship.
And for @DrTom I have one question - what am I supposed to do with "well" in your comment #142 (note the modification by the good doctor)
Now a public service announcement for all my muggle friends in the south especially @DrTom and @Meg and her cabana boy where it has been abnormally cold - think of the poor wild animals outside your door looking for a place to warm up.
And for @DrTom I have one question - what am I supposed to do with "well" in your comment #142 (note the modification by the good doctor)
Now a public service announcement for all my muggle friends in the south especially @DrTom and @Meg and her cabana boy where it has been abnormally cold - think of the poor wild animals outside your door looking for a place to warm up.
Last edited by Bob cruise director on Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
-
Barney
- Posts: 1201
- Joined: Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:12 pm
“Dr Tom, what am I supposed to do with "well" in your comment #142”
Laugh.
Easy puzzle, easy question.
Laugh.
Easy puzzle, easy question.
-
SingleMalt
- Posts: 132
- Joined: Sat May 30, 2020 5:28 pm
- Location: Columbus Ohio
I am also going to call myself on shore although I am crying foul on two credible answers.
I am also crying foul on one of my invited guests for tomorrow night. He said he is bringing his cocktail smoker over. My Talisker, (which I will enjoy as soon as it is socially acceptable here...) is smokey enough sir. If you try to light one of my prized single malts on fire there will be words. Perhaps I'll have to drop by store and get some Cutty Sark for my pyro guest to experiment with.
I am also crying foul on one of my invited guests for tomorrow night. He said he is bringing his cocktail smoker over. My Talisker, (which I will enjoy as soon as it is socially acceptable here...) is smokey enough sir. If you try to light one of my prized single malts on fire there will be words. Perhaps I'll have to drop by store and get some Cutty Sark for my pyro guest to experiment with.
-
Katiedid
- Posts: 506
- Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:53 pm
- Location: Houston
Haha. I worked on this for a while, before I solved by doing what I should have done first! Fun, as usual.
-
dpl11
- Posts: 125
- Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:32 pm
- Location: McCall, ID
Ashore with thanks to Msrrs Gaffney, Shenk, Berry and others for all the great puzzles in 2022, to Bob for directing our cruise and all of you for sharing the ride.
Cheers.
Cheers.
-
sjm
- Posts: 140
- Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:18 am
-
turbotron
- Posts: 214
- Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:46 pm
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
What seemed to be an absolute softball of a meta mechanism may have been a mirage.. hopefully I just made a typo filling in the grid and I'll be ashore by Zoom-o'-clock. 
-
SoccerMom
- Posts: 38
- Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:00 am
- Location: Photo credit to David M. Bird
On shore! I'm glad to join the party this week!
Everybody be safe this weekend and see y'all next year!
Everybody be safe this weekend and see y'all next year!
-
turbotron
- Posts: 214
- Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:46 pm
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
...upon rereading the puzzle instructions, the mirage has solidified into the actual beach. 
. It's a little early for a celebratory drink, so I'll enjoy some winter warmers later.
Not a bad way to close out the year.. cheers, everyone!
. It's a little early for a celebratory drink, so I'll enjoy some winter warmers later.Not a bad way to close out the year.. cheers, everyone!
-
CPJohnson
- Posts: 1317
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:38 pm
- Location: Kingsport, TN
On shore, and embarrassed to say that I needed a push to get there. Tripped up by my own preconceived notion, again. On a brighter note, the orchid now has 3 blooms!
Cynthia
-
ImOnToo
- Posts: 516
- Joined: Thu May 02, 2019 5:28 pm
- Location: Texas
Just finished grid with a short romp to the meta.
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2023!
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2023!
Konnie
-
auee89
- Posts: 1497
- Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:55 am
- Location: Indiana
Finished the grid over lunch. I am seeing 2 answers. One is better, the other certainly plausible using my mechanism.
Edit: “my mechanism” was rubbish and the right answer is a
.
Edit: “my mechanism” was rubbish and the right answer is a
.
Last edited by auee89 on Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
Kevin
-
Ergcat
- Posts: 921
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:12 pm
- Location: Seneca SC
Hmmmmm, I just checked again and I only see one answer! Wondering what shore you’re on? Guess you’ll tell us on Monday!auee89 wrote: Fri Dec 30, 2022 1:10 pm Finished the grid over lunch. I am seeing 2 answers. One is better, the other certainly plausible using my mechanism.
-
jrdad
- Posts: 222
- Joined: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:42 am